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Casino drinks a risky bet - 2004-01-14
Why has the Chumash Casino fought local opposition to obtain a liquor license? Maybe they read an article titled "Alcohol, gambling addictions linked" in a recent edition of Casino Magazine.

The article states what casino operators may have guessed: "Alcohol abuse may be a major risk factor for another addiction - gambling. A new study finds problem drinkers are 23 times more likely to have a gambling addiction. The study of over 2,600 people also suggests as much as 2 percent of the population are compulsive gamblers."
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South Korea probes North Korea's cyber-casino - 2004-01-14
Security authorities here have initiated a crackdown
on South Koreans who have gambled through a "cyber-casino" operated by North Korea's state lottery company, officials said Tuesday.

The Cyber Crime Investigation (CCI) of the South Korean police said 16 people have been referred to prosecutors for an investigation.

Police have also launched an investigation into Hoonnet, a South Korean firm which has jointly operated an Internet lottery and gambling business named Jupae with North Korea.
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